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3 @settitle LilyPond Changes
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39 @top New features in 2.13 since 2.12
41 @allowcodebreaks false
49 * add new items at the top
51 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
53 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
55 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
56 which scares away people.
58 * Write complete sentences.
60 * only show user-visible changes.
65 Lilypond now helps beams avoid collisions with other grobs! This feature
66 works completely with manual beams. It also works for all automatic beams
67 that do not end right before a change in staff. For this special case, please
68 use manual beams. Note that beam collision avoidance does not kick in for
72 The Articulate script by Peter Chubb, which is GPLv3 licensed, is now
73 a part of the distribution. It allows easy generation of improved
74 MIDI files that perform non-legato by default, legato slurs, staccato,
75 tempo markings, trills, etc.
78 \include "articulate.ly"
80 all the rest of the score...
85 Single beat repeats for sixteenth or shorter notes and beat repeats for
86 measures containing notes of varying durations are now supported.
88 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
89 \repeat percent 2 { c16 d }
90 \repeat percent 2 { c32 e }
91 \repeat percent 2 { c64 f }
92 \repeat percent 2 { c128 g' }
97 Lilypond now engraves woodwind fingering charts.
103 \woodwind-diagram #'bassoon #'((lh . (thumb-cis))
104 (cc . (one two three five six))
108 \woodwind-diagram #'oboe #'((rh . (c))
110 (cc . (one two three four five six)))
117 MIDI output has been improved
119 @item voices are kept separated, which makes the MIDI file much more useful for postprocessing
120 @item optimal channel distribution: identical instruments share the same channel. This means that e.g. for a full orchestral score there are always 16 (15 plus percussion) diffently sounding instruments available, unrestricted by the number of staves or voices.
121 @item @code{\set Score.midiChannelMapping = #'staff} assigns one MIDI channel per staff, previously the default behavior. This setting is required if you want instrument changes to create MIDI program changes on a single MIDI channel.
122 @item dynamics are now rendered as note velocities, no longer as midi volume. This improves the sound on [high end] midi renderers.
123 @item @code{midiMaximumVolume = #0.0} no longer silences a channel; use @code{0.01} instead.
127 MIDI-import through Midi2ly is improved
129 @item Midi2ly now also works on Windows systems
130 @item MIDI-files with more than 32 tracks are now handled
131 @item notes on certain simultaneous voices no longer ignored
132 @item notes overrunning a bar line are no longer truncated
133 @item initial key signature and time signature are respected
134 @item a problem with octaves in subsequent tracks/voices is fixed
135 @item initial support for multiple voices notated on one staff
136 @item the instrumentName is set from track data
137 @item new --skip option, rests are displayed by default
138 @item rests overrunning a bar line are not truncated
139 @item new --include-header option for setting titles
140 @item new --preview option for big MIDI-files
142 The first feature was sponsored by Valentin Villenave,
143 the other features were sponsored by Image-Line Software for FL Studio.
146 A new @code{Completion_rest_engraver} is available for automatically
147 converting long rests which overrun bar lines, matching the
148 @code{Completion_heads_engraver} for notes
153 \remove "Note_heads_engraver"
154 \consists "Completion_heads_engraver"
155 \remove "Rest_engraver"
156 \consists "Completion_rest_engraver"
160 This feature was sponsored by Image-Line Software for FL Studio.
163 Dots can be added to the table of contents items using:
166 tocItemMarkup = \tocItemWithDotsMarkup
171 New markup commands @code{\pattern} and @code{\fill-with-pattern} are available.
174 \pattern #3 #Y #0.3 \flat
176 \pattern #7 #X #2 \flat
177 \override #'(line-width . 40) \fill-with-pattern #1 #CENTER . left right
182 A minimal composer toolkit of modal transformations is provided.
183 A motif may be @notation{transposed}, @notation{inverted} and/or
184 converted to its @notation{retrograde} within any scale.
187 pentatonicScale = \relative a' { a c d f g }
188 motif = \relative c'' { d8 c f,4 <a f'> <a f'> }
195 \modalTranspose c a, \pentatonicScale \motif
196 \modalInversion d'' a' \pentatonicScale \motif
201 s4^"pentatonic scale"
212 Added minimal support for black mensural notation.
215 Enhanced support for obliqua shapes within white mensural ligatures.
218 \context MensuralStaff
222 \override NoteHead #'style = #'semipetrucci
224 \override NoteHead #'style = #'blackpetrucci
226 \revert NoteHead #'style
227 \override NoteHead #'ligature-flexa = ##t
228 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #3
231 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #5
234 \revert NoteHead #'style
241 New markup functions @code{\with-link} and @code{\page-link} that add
242 hyperlinks to a given label or a given page number. This works in the PDF
243 backend only. All entries to the table of contents now automatically add
244 hyperlinks to the pages they are referring to.
247 Compound time signatures are now supported by the @code{\compoundMeter} command,
248 which can be used instead of @code{\time}:
252 \compoundMeter #'(3 1 8)
254 \compoundMeter #'((2 8) (5 8))
256 \compoundMeter #'((1 2 3 8) (1 4) (3 8))
257 c8 c c c c c c4 c8 c c
262 Lyrics above a staff must have their @code{staff-affinity} set to
263 @code{DOWN} or must have their @code{alignAboveContext} property
264 set in order to be properly aligned. For more information, see
265 @ruser{Placing lyrics vertically}.
268 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
269 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
270 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
271 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
273 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
274 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
278 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
279 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
280 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
281 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
284 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
285 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
289 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
290 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
294 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
300 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
307 Note names can be selected with a new
308 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
309 can be used in safe mode. The old
310 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
311 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
315 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
316 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
317 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
318 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
321 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
322 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
326 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
328 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
330 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
331 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
335 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
336 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
339 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
342 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
346 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
347 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
348 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
349 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
350 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
354 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
355 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
356 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
357 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
358 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
359 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
360 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
364 The SVG backend has optional support for
365 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
366 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
367 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
370 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
371 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
373 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
375 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
380 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
381 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
382 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
389 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
390 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
391 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
393 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
396 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
397 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
399 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
402 might do the trick for conversion.
405 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
406 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
407 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
411 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
412 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
418 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
419 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
420 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
421 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
422 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
425 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
437 A half-open articulation was added:
438 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
441 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
444 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
445 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
448 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
451 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
453 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
456 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
457 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
458 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
459 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
460 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
461 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
462 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
465 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
467 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
468 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
473 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
474 in lower layers which lie beneath:
476 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
478 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
479 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
481 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
482 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
488 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
490 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
495 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
496 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
501 inner-margin = 10 \mm
502 outer-margin = 20 \mm
507 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
508 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
512 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
513 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
514 manually unless you explicitly want to.
517 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
521 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
522 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
523 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
526 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
529 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
530 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
532 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
537 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
538 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
539 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
541 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
546 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
550 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
555 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
561 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
562 \context Staff = "up" {
565 \context Staff = "down" {
574 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
575 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
585 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
586 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
587 add the following line to your input files:
589 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
593 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
594 have been made variable thickness, and
595 partially dashed slurs are now available:
596 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
606 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
607 conductor for instructions:
608 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
609 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
610 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
614 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
615 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
620 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
621 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
622 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
623 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
624 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
625 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
627 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
628 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
629 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
630 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
631 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
632 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
633 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
635 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
636 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
637 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
638 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
639 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
640 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
642 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
643 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
644 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
645 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
646 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
647 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
651 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
655 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
656 it more flexible and easier to control.
657 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
658 to better use the space on the page.
659 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
660 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
661 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
662 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
663 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
664 by flexible vertical dimensions.
671 For older news, go to
672 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
673 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
674 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.